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How to count open Safari browser tabs using AppleScript

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Simon Willison shared a brief tip on how to count open Safari browser tabs using AppleScript. The command `osascript -e 'tell application "Safari" to count tabs of every window'` can be used to achieve this. AI

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How to count open Safari browser tabs using AppleScript

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  1. Simon Willison TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Count the number of Safari tabs

    <p>Tiniest TIL, using AppleScript to count the number of open browser tabs in Safari:</p> <pre><code>osascript -e 'tell application "Safari" to count tabs of every window' </code></pre> <p><img alt="I ran it in a terminal window and got back 370." src="https://static.simonwilliso…

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